Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Investment over the 1992–1994 period at £5.4 billion is forecast to be 22 p.c. down on the 1989–91 levels after allowing for inflation and the lowest since 1984–86 but still 30 p.c. higher than the depth of recession in 1981–1983 . |
| 2 | Additional packages of work estimated at £2 million are expected to be sub-contracted to Instem in the next few months . |
| 3 | The mechanism is assumed to start at the rotation of the cam shaft A. This is seen to be connected to the sewing machine main drive system by a dog coupling at its lower end . |
| 4 | Of course , SERPS rights had to be forfeited , but for younger people these were calculated to be worth much less than the personal pension could offer . |
| 5 | The greatest effect is in Indomalesia , where some 85 000 km 2 are thought to be lost each year . |
| 6 | In a first phase , in the 12 months starting in June 1992 , loans worth some $2,500 million were expected to be provided for essential imports . |
| 7 | THE Ombudsman 's report on the Barlow Clowes affair in which 18,000 investors lost £100 million is expected to be highly critical of ministers ' role in the affair . |
| 8 | The Long Library , almost 200 ft. long is considered to be the room of the most outstanding beauty for it contains over 10,000 books plus various paintings by Van Dyck and Reynolds . |